smashed cherry + whiskey cooler

July 13th, 2012

Here’s a simple drink for your weekend pleasure. Fresh bing cherries add a sweet and tart flavor along with a lovely red hue to this boozy cocktail. After muddling them in a glass, simply add a splash of lemon juice to brighten the flavor, some simple syrup so you don’t pucker up too much, and a fair amount of whiskey. This isn’t a light cocktail, that whiskey definitely makes itself known, but some days call for a little more booziness.

I hope you have an excellent weekend!

Cheers! To cherries, cocktails and a lovely weekend!

smashed cherry + whiskey cocktail

makes 1 cocktail

1. In the bottom of a short glass (Old Fashioned style), muddle the cherries with the lemon juice. Fill the glass with ice, add the simple syrup and whiskey. Stir for about 10 seconds. Garnish with a cherry and enjoy!

Comments: 12 Total

Some days indeed. Finished the last of my cherries before I read this so I’m settling on a Scotch Sno Cone…Shaved ice packed in a glass, then topped off with your scotch of choice. A surprisingly good choice on a 90 degree day.

Thx for this! I’m a Cedar Ridge Manhattan fiend+ now I’m wondering if I can make a bing cherry syrup I can freeze for later this year…I make my own grenadine the Man Made DIY-way – boil down Pom with some sugar and orange peel. Making cherry syrup is probably a little more time-consuming, but it would be heaven.

steve.mg

August 13, 2012 at 4:55 pm

Wow! This sounds delicious. I’ve been on a real kick with Old Fashioneds, but I can’t wait to try this. Thanks!
Try this: 1tsp (fresh) Lemon Juice, 1tsp sugar, 2 ounces whiskey (Scotch or Bourbon), good ginger ale (Reed’s Extra Ginger Beer at the least), tumbler with ice. Put the sugar, lemon juice, and whiskey in a shaker with ice. Shake well, take the lid off and add your ginger ale/beer/brew, then strain your mix into the tumbler. Adding the ginger beer into the shaker blends with the mix better.
Enjoy!

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